Cagayan de Oro Second District Representative Rufus B. Rodriguez and Abante Mindanao (ABAMIN) party-list representative Maximo B. Rodriguez, Jr.have filed House Bills No. 1943 and 1248, respectively, both aimed at advancing the passage of the Community-Driven Development (CDD) bill in the 20th Congress. In recognition of their efforts, the Department of Social Welfare and Development continue reading : CDD Lawmakers File Bills to Make Community-Driven Development a National Law
Fifteen municipalities in Northern Mindanao will implement the Panahon ng Pagkilos: Philippine Community Resilience Project (PCRP), a climate adaptation initiative designed to enhance community resilience in vulnerable areas. Region X has been allocated a total of PHP 279 million in indicative grants for 2026 to support resilience planning at the community and municipal levels. PCRP continue reading : ‘Panahon ng Pagkilos’ targets vulnerable communities in Northern Mindanao
Community-built access roads are accelerating development in eight barangays in Region X as the Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan–Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (KALAHI-CIDSS) Program winds down in 2025. A total of 2.182 kilometers of road subprojects, including drainage canals, were completed in Barangays Salimpuno and Macabibo in Sapang Dalaga, Misamis Occidental; Barangays Kalitian, continue reading : KALAHI-CIDSS road projects accelerate local development in Region X
The Molatuhan Bajo Water System Association, Inc. traces its roots to a sub-project funded by KALAHI-CIDSS in 2008. With just 7 common tap stands serving 50 households over the last 7 years, it has grown to become a Level III water system, now supplying clean and accessible water to over 300 households and transforming lives continue reading : On the road to self-sufficiency
About 587 college students and graduates from the University of Science and Technology of Southern Philippines (USTP) and Bukidnon State University (BukSU) have completed the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) cash-for-work program (CFWP). Implemented through the Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan – Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (KALAHI-CIDSS), the program disbursed PHP8.7 continue reading : DSWD’s cash-for work program assists college students and graduates in NorMin
KALAHI-CIDSS staff and database managers from partner local government units (LGUs) participated in a three-day training course on data processing, visualization, and presentation held from July 29 to August 1, 2025, at Iluminada Garden Resort, Gingoog City. The Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan – Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (KALAHI-CIDSS) organized the training to continue reading : KALAHI-CIDSS trains staff in data processing, visualization and storytelling
SAN FERNANDO, BUKIDNON—Community associations participated in a two-day basic Organizational Development and Management (ODM) training, April 3-4, 2025, through the Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (KALAHI-CIDSS), strengthening their involvement and key role in sustaining the benefits of completed subprojects. Following the 100% completion of community subprojects focused on Water, continue reading : KALAHI-CIDSS trains community associations in organizational development and management
Some 185 low-income Persons With Disabilities (PWDs) in San Fernando, Bukidnon, benefited from the Cash-for-Work Program (CFWP) of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Thursday, April 3, 2025 at San Fernando Gym. PWDs or their alternative family members worked for ten days at a daily wage of P461.00, engaging in community work continue reading : PWDs receive aid under Cash-for-Work Program